Also known as: artificial insemination by donors · AID · donor insemination · heterologous artificial insemination
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A medical procedure in which sperm from a donor other than the recipient's husband is introduced into the uterus to achieve pregnancy.
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Alice Atkins arranged for a physician to perform artificial insemination by donor on her unmarried sister. The physician knowingly supplied the donor sperm and scheduled the procedure despite knowing the sister's husband had not consented. Under the rule that aiding another in committing an offense creates accomplice liability, the physician faces charges as an accomplice.
Arthur Abrams, a clinic technician, refused to unlock the recovery room door after Amber Alonzo underwent artificial insemination by donor. He intended to keep her confined until paperwork was signed. The refusal to release her when under a duty to aid escape establishes liability for false imprisonment.
Anika Anand leased clinic space to perform artificial insemination by donor procedures. The lease imposed an obligation to maintain sterile conditions without an express promise. Facts and circumstances of the transaction support finding an implied promise that binds the transferee after assignment of the lease.
Atlas Ventures, whose articles permit broad business activities, used corporate funds to support a lab conducting artificial insemination by donor research that advances governmental family-planning policy. The transaction of lawful business aiding governmental policy falls within the corporation's statutory powers.
Anthony Arnold blocked the only access road to a clinic offering artificial insemination by donor services. He realized his action would prevent a patient from receiving timely medical care. The act is negligent because it prevents another from taking action necessary for protection of the patient.
When the recipient is married and her husband consents to the procedure performed by a licensed physician, the husband is treated as the legal father of the resulting child.
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The donor is generally not considered the legal father when the recipient is married and the procedure follows statutory requirements, though outcomes vary for unmarried recipients depending on jurisdiction.
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Artificial insemination by donor uses sperm from a third party, while artificial insemination by husband uses the recipient's spouse's sperm.
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